The ASA and the NCCAOM Endorse The Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act Act of 2025 (H.R. 1667)
The Acupuncture for our Seniors Act would increase Medicare beneficiaries’ access to acupuncturists, provide more non-pharmacological options for pain relief, and enable growth of the acupuncture profession.
Washington, D.C., February 28, 2025 – The American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) and the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) applaud U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) for re-introducing the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act, H.R. 1667, in the 119th Congress. This bill would authorize the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to recognize qualified acupuncturists as Medicare providers so they can provide covered acupuncture services to Seniors.
While acupuncture becomes increasingly integrated into U.S. healthcare models, current policy prevents many Americans from receiving care from the most appropriate providers. Medicare’s current coverage of acupuncture for chronic lower back pain highlights these barriers as most Seniors cannot access acupuncturists because they do not have Medicare-provider status. Acupuncturists are licensed to practice independently and treat all patients for an array for acupuncture services. However, current policy prevents acupuncturists from treating Seniors for chronic lower back pain because of their lack of Medicare-provider status.
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Read the full bill: H.R.1667 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for acupuncturist services under the Medicare program
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